Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing.
It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976..
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Ice dance is similar to pairs in that two people skate together, but, unlike pairs, ice dancers do not do jumps and do only certain kinds of lifts.
Instead, ice dancers focus on creating footwork and body movements that express dance on ice..
Instead, ice dancers focus on creating footwork and body movements that express dance on ice.
To maintain the semblance of a dance rather than a pairs routine, limits are placed on the amount of time partners can be separated from each other and how far the distance can be between them..
Solo dance is an opportunity for skaters to ice dance on their own without a partner and is open to skaters of all ages and ice dance levels, from preliminary to gold and international.
Solo dance events – both pattern and free dances – are available at nonqualifying competitions across the country..
The main difference between the two disciplines is a glaring one: in ice dancing, the skaters barely jump.
It's the only figure skating discipline in which no jumps are allowed (outside of single jumps).Nov 24, 2021.
There has always been a big misconception that ice dancing is “easier” than freestyle.
Having competed in both disciplines, I can attest to the fact that freestyle and ice dancing focus on different skills and elements, making them both EQUALLY difficult..
Ice dancing is always done in pairs, and no jumps or throws are allowed.
Figure skating focuses more on jumps, lifts, death spirals, and spins.
There are both pairs and men's and women's singles competitions..
origin. … hard winter of 1662, modern ice dancing most likely developed out of the Vienna Skating Club's adaptation of the waltz in the 1880s.
The sport grew rapidly in popularity during and after the 1930s..
Ice dance, like pair skating
Before the 2010–2011 figure skating season, there were three segments in ice dance competitions: the compulsory dance (CD)
The ISU announces the list of required elements in the rhythm dance and free dance , and each element's specific requirements, each year
Skaters must execute the prescribed elements at least once; any extra or unprescribed elements will not be counted in their score. In 1974
• "Communication No. 2371: Ice Dance" (PDF). (ISU No. 2371) International Skating Union. 2 February 2021
